Yankees win 10th straight home opener

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LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Baseball's 2007 season swung into full gear Monday as Alex Rodriguez went long, Cleveland showed Chicago how the tough the AL Central is and the Toronto and Detroit played an extra-inning thriller.

New York Yankees slugger Rodriguez turned jeers into cheers after committing an error and starting 0-for-3.

Rodriguez singled, scored the go-ahead run and added a two-run homer as the Yankees posted their 10th consecutive win in a home opener with a 9-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

Mariano Rivera, who has been at each of the 10 home openers, struck out the side in the ninth.

The start of the fourth season with New York began in shaky fashion for Rodriguez, who misjudged a foul ball in the first inning and struck out with two...